I recently tried the Leathertique product on my seats. The process is definitely time consuming and takes more work than other products but I am happy with the results. This is the first time the seats have been pulled from my car so it was nice to vacuum the entire carpet. I let the oil sit on the seats for approximately 48 hours. It isn’t the ideal time of year as there’s snow on the ground to let them bake inside the car outside. I cranked the heat in my garage to about 65-70 and had to add more oil every few hours as the leather soaked it up. I used almost the entire bottle of oil on the two seats. I feel if others do this they need to dedicate the time to let the oil do it’s job. The rest of the process is super easy. Use the pristine clean to get the oil off, followed by a warm damp rag, than a clean soft microfiber cloth to dry them. I did have minor cracking on the drivers side seat bolster, after using it it softened it up and made it look way better. In my opinion this is a product that could be used every few years for a deep clean, the seats will thank you. The finished product doesn’t leave the seats shiny or oily but a nice natural finish. In a few weeks I will go over it again with the pristine clean as the directions recommend it. Here are the results, good product just takes a little work.

 

It is by far the best leather seat cleaner and restorer. Only downside is that the whole process takes up multiple days. Though it's worth it, most people won't invest the time at this day and age

Swissvax and Colourlock are great alternatives for leather care for people that can't afford few days of work.

 

I figure you can’t hardly find decent seats anymore and when you do they are a lot of money, so what’s a few days to pamper them. But I do understand people don’t have the time. Have you tried the pristine clean as like a monthly cleaning solution? Or do you use what you recommend?

 

I've only used Leatherique on seats that have been neglected for a prolonged period of time. Once the seats are restored, I didn't find it necessary to use it as an on-going preventive therapy. Maintaining via more cost friendly interior cleaners is more than enough imo. I personally use AMMO Lather, ONR, or P&S Interior Cleaner, depending on what I have at my disposal at the time. Then once every 6 months, I'll do a deep clean with Swissvax or Colourlock.

Leatherique is really the gold standard. But due to how time consuming the whole process is, it's reserved for seats that have built up oil and grime over multiple years (at least for me).

 

Seats look great btw, gj!

 

Leatherique is made local to me. I've been using it for a long time & I would consider it a better inital cleaner/conditioner with AMMO Lather or 303 being the other maintenance cleaner.
Getting the seats leather pores to open up does suck, but vacuuming them then using some steam helps get them warm enough to do it & gives you some lubrication to wipe them down a bit with a damp microfiber
Once you apply the conditioner let them sit in the sun once oiled. I usually check on them about 2 hours in to make sure there aren't any dry spots. Then again 2 additional hours after.
Then letting them sit in the sun/heat for about 6 hours. I have used my gas fireplace with a puppy gate around because of my dogs.
Once that is done I usually clean with their solution once & it's solid. I also do the steering wheel, arm rest, and door panel leather inserts. The dash and all other stuff gets steam, damp microfibered, and 303 to protect it.

For the plastics I have used Ceratrim annually when I do my Shin-Etsu greasing. It has done a great job on my daily drivers which sit out in the run & keeps the plastics their color. It's not something I would use somewhere you touch a lot but it's excellent. Again most other cleanings done with steam & damp microfiber.

 

Leatherique works best on leather that is not coated, there are not that many cars that use that kind of leather (analine), this is usually reserved for very high end vehicles. The seats for the S2000 are coated (semi-analine or pigmented), so it is harder to get products into the actual pores of the leather. which sit under some form of coating. It is a great product but it is a bit of a challenge to fully work on S2000 seats. Ap1 seats seem to have a heavier coating than ap2 but both are somewhat similar. A good test is to put a drop of water on the seat and see if it absorbs or if it beads, if water doesn't absorb into leather than the typical leather "feeding" products won't absorb into the leather very much. It might get into the leather through perforations and along stitching seams. I did the test on my ap1 seat once and the water drop sat there forever without ever being aborbed.

 

I can confirm a successful treatment of the door panel, on ALL surfaces. Plastic bottom, vinyl top & for handle areas including the door handle and finally the leather insert.

Door is now flat looking and new looking compared to the untreated door. This was 2 x 24hr process so absorption and time given to work was extreme.

The point of my post is to let others know that all surfaces survived although still a risk I had to assume but end result is a look & feel like new now.